Global law firm White & Case has announced the promotion of 45 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2026. The newly promoted partners represent 12 practices across 20 offices in 14 countries spanning the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific regions. The announcement underscores the firm’s ongoing growth and the international scope of its legal expertise.
The 2026 partner class reflects White & Case’s investment in the next generation of legal leaders across practices, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, litigation, debt finance, international arbitration, antitrust, project development and finance, and employment law.
In announcing the promotions, White & Case Chair Heather McDevitt highlighted the firm’s collaborative culture and cross-border strength, noting that the new partners exemplify excellence in their fields and the ability to serve clients in complex, multijurisdictional matters.
The new partners are distributed across three major regions: 12 in the Americas, 28 in EMEA, and 5 in Asia-Pacific.
AMERICAS (12 New Partners)
- Andrea Amulic – Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice, New York
- Isabella Bellera Landa – International Arbitration Practice, Washington, D.C.
- Patrick Conlon – Litigation Practice, Chicago
- Amy Conners – Office of General Counsel, New York
- Russell Gould – Litigation Practice, Los Angeles
- Jane Kim – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, New York
- Ben Ludewig – Debt Finance Practice, New York
- Jessica Lynd – Trade Practice, Washington, D.C.
- Luisa Muskus – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Houston
- Kelly Newman – Antitrust Practice, Boston
- Evan Rahn – Debt Finance Practice, Chicago
- Samantha Rozell – Employment, Compensation & Benefits Practice, Chicago
EMEA (28 New Partners)
- Alexander Berlin-Jarhamn – Debt Finance Practice, Stockholm
- Heidi Blomqvist – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Stockholm
- Mathias Bogusch – Intellectual Property Practice, Frankfurt
- Joshua Cohen – Project Development and Finance Practice, Doha
- Nick Crawford – Project Development and Finance Practice, London
- Joshua Crawley – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, London
- Victoria Delacey – Real Estate Practice, London
- Mahmoud Ezz – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Cairo
- Irina Fogarty – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, London
- Nick Hallemeesch – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Brussels
- Marcus Halling – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Stockholm
- Marika Harjula – Antitrust Practice, Brussels
- James Hart – International Arbitration Practice, London
- Alexandre Hublet – Litigation Practice, Brussels and Luxembourg
- Anna Lilley – Office of the General Counsel, London
- Pietro Magnaghi – Capital Markets Practice, Milan
- Claire-Marie Mallad – Capital Markets Practice, Frankfurt
- Sandile Mathebula – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Johannesburg
- Benjamin Morrison – Debt Finance Practice, London
- Moritz Müller-Buttmann – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Berlin
- David Murray – Project Development and Finance Practice, London
- Tolu Obamuroh – International Arbitration Practice, Paris
- Gustav Ollinger – Antitrust Practice, Berlin
- Paul Oumade-Singh – Real Estate Practice, London
- Alessandro Picchi – Capital Markets Practice, Milan
- Albrecht Schaefer – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Frankfurt
- Lulama Selele – Project Development and Finance Practice, Johannesburg
- Philip Vavalidis – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Riyadh
ASIA-PACIFIC (5 New Partners)
- Nathaniel Crowley – Debt Finance Practice, Hong Kong
- Manley Leung – Debt Finance Practice, Hong Kong
- Paul Marshall – Project Development and Finance Practice, Melbourne
- Shifeng Ni – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Hong Kong
- Girish Rao – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Melbourne
KEY QUOTES:
“Our new partner class underscores the strength of our global practices and reflects the growing demand for legal services in the critical industries in which we lead.”
“Individually, each new partner has shown a steadfast commitment to collaboration across borders and practices – the defining characteristic of our Firm – to help our clients succeed in their most challenging moments. We are proud to welcome these 45 exceptional lawyers to our partnership. We look forward to their many contributions as partners, and to continuing our development of talented lawyers around the world.”
Heather McDevitt, Chair, White & Case
